Curse

benmanhaha · Nov 27, 2005, 08:48 PM // 20:48

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Originally Posted by Old Warrior Dood

I asked my 14 year old Daughter and my 21 year old son if they use this type of communication....they flatly stated "NO"!

I was so proud....I got all misty!

Kodac moment, eh?

Old Dood · Nov 27, 2005, 08:49 PM // 20:49

I wish I had my own language...I am still trying to figure out this American English one...

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Kodac moment, eh?

I am fortunate...I have had many of those. That's why I had to get a digital camera!

EchoSex · Nov 27, 2005, 08:52 PM // 20:52

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Originally Posted by Old Warrior Dood

I wish I had my own language...I am still trying to figure out this American English one...

Only way you can understand the American English language now is by filtering out "Ebonics," AKA white kids saying "Whatup Dawg homie-G playah." Once you mellow such nonsense to the sound of a yapping dog, you can manage understanding the basic needs of the individual.

Example:

Before filtering:
"Yo home-boy, hollah for your dollah while I check my crib with some peeps up in da hissle."

After filtering:
"Hello. Please put a bullet in my head, for I am of no use to socity and will only plauge the youth of the planet with such filth of language that Chaucer will turn ass up in his grave."

Monen · Nov 27, 2005, 08:54 PM // 20:54

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Originally Posted by Old Warrior Dood

I am fortunate...I have had many of those. That's why I had to get a digital camera!

You're just fortunate in that you have time to play....two children...good for you...

Old Dood · Nov 27, 2005, 08:54 PM // 20:54

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Originally Posted by EchoSex

Only way you can understand the American English language now is by filtering out "Ebonics," AKA white kids saying "Whatup Dawg homie-G playah." Once you mellow such nonsense to the sound of a yapping dog, you can manage understanding the basic needs of the individual.

Example:

Before filtering:
"Yo home-boy, hollah for your dollah while I check my crib with some peeps up in da hissle."

After filtering:
"Hello. Please put a bullet in my head, for I am of no use to socity and will only plauge the youth of the planet with such filth of language that Chaucer will turn ass up in his grave."

Sad...but very true!

SOT · Nov 27, 2005, 08:55 PM // 20:55

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Originally Posted by Monen

Finch, I agree, but who would carry more weight in any given debate...?

Person A: wat u duin wit thos skilz, my bild so much beter...No0b

Person B: Those skills may not be the best choice for PvE, going with SoJ....

I would certainly give more credence to Person B. The proper use of grammar and punctuation lends greater credibility to a debate, more so than "forum speak".

It's only a game to me, I never give anyone that much credence.

benmanhaha · Nov 27, 2005, 08:56 PM // 20:56

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Originally Posted by echo sex

Only way you can understand the American English language now is by filtering out "Ebonics," AKA white kids saying "Whatup Dawg homie-G playah." Once you mellow such nonsense to the sound of a yapping dog, you can manage understanding the basic needs of the individual.

Example:

Before filtering:
"Yo home-boy, hollah for your dollah while I check my crib with some peeps up in da hissle."

After filtering:
"Hello. Please put a bullet in my head, for I am of no use to socity and will only plauge the youth of the planet with such filth of language that Chaucer will turn ass up in his grave."

There is a very funny file going around called ebonics lesson.

white: Hello sir, I admire your new running shoes.
Ebonified: Get them nikes off yo' ass before i blast you motherRED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOa'!!

heist23 · Nov 27, 2005, 08:56 PM // 20:56

while it's never that bad (at least, when i take a look around), it's still pretty terrible. i hate it when people think they're "black" just 'cause they have the "skillz that killz" and things like that.

Lasareth · Nov 27, 2005, 08:57 PM // 20:57

Hm, where I come from the state language is hillbilly. Where a yawl refers to a group of people and the average person couldn't recognize proper grammar if it hit him on the face.

SOT · Nov 27, 2005, 08:58 PM // 20:58

I hate it when intelligence is currently measured by blinga blinga and how many females you have basted.

Whatever happened to the quality of one's work?

Oh yeah, that is so 1786.

Dax · Nov 28, 2005, 12:19 AM // 00:19

There's a huge difference between slang and really bad grammer.

Two thing to consider though-

For some people the english language is not thier main language. I appreciate the fact they participate. If this was a german speaking forum, as an example, I'd be lost.

Some of us are human and make mistakes. Last time I looked we aren't being graded.

SOT · Nov 28, 2005, 12:45 AM // 00:45

Face it, it has nothing to do with anything other than ego. Those people believe they are somehow smarter than the average bear, because they can type \/\/oo+

All it tells me is they rode the little bus to school (and still do in many cases)

chris_nin00 · Nov 28, 2005, 12:48 AM // 00:48

Yo! Where my homeboys at?

Storm Crow · Nov 28, 2005, 12:52 AM // 00:52

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Originally Posted by Monen

Their
There
They're
Your
You're

Please, for the love of God, use the correct word when posting to this forum. Anyone past 5th grade English should know the difference....

petition for propar grammar started!!

1) The Onyx Sisters

Roza · Nov 28, 2005, 02:59 AM // 02:59

I don't mind all that bad grammar and spelling. It sets a low enough standard to enable a non-native speaker like to come across as an Oxdridge professor.

Arturo02 · Nov 28, 2005, 03:47 AM // 03:47

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Originally Posted by Monen

Their
There
They're
Your
You're

Please, for the love of God, use the correct word when posting to this forum. Anyone past 5th grade English should know the difference....

You do realize that list you made contains the MOST COMMON mistakes people make with the english language. Most people use these words improperly.

Aren't you being a bit anal?

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Originally Posted by Monen

Is there an age cutoff for this sort of thing? I'm guessing that sometime after a person's 13th birthday they begin using proper grammar. I just can't see someone in their 20's taking the extra time it takes to type like that, knowing that it will only lessen them in the eyes of their peers.

You know if you are gonna live in a glass house, don't give people stones to throw. You made a few errors yourself in your reply.

What was that about using proper english again?

Dax · Nov 28, 2005, 04:16 AM // 04:16

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Originally Posted by Arturo02

You do realize that list you made contains the MOST COMMON mistakes people make with the english language. Most people use these words improperly.

Aren't you being a bit anal?

You know if you are gonna live in a glass house, don't give people stones to throw. You made a few errors yourself in your reply.

What was that about using proper english again?

oh snap

PieXags · Nov 28, 2005, 04:34 AM // 04:34

Here's what bugs me...

You've got all these people calling for proper grammar, when half of them don't know what the hell they're talking about themselves! If you're referring to people who can do better and just don't 'cause they're lazy...people who shorten words like "you" to "u", or "you're" or "your" to "ur", then I can understand that. Keep in mind, though, that not everyone was raised with computers, not all of them have gone through typing classes, not all of them have a clue what the **** they're doing. I type decently enough, but that's because I thought it was important to know how to do shit properly. I know some fine people, though, who can't spell worth a shit. I'm not going to bitch at them because they RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO up every now and then. I don't see why the hell you'd bitch about the words listed in the OP anyways, at least peoples are taking the time to type it out! Who cares if it's the right one or not?!

Personally, I probably type a lot faster than I speak normally, so I get ahead of myself relatively often. More often than not, when I make a typo in a post, it's not a spelling error, it's that I put an entirely different word in place of what I meant, or even that I wrote a sentence twice!

Who gives a shit how people type. It shouldn't bother you all that much. As our good friend Dan already pointed out: it's the content that matters, not their spelling.

Anarchy! · Nov 28, 2005, 04:41 AM // 04:41

omg u n00bz wtf u guyz are nubzor's. its the k00l way 2 talk u nubzor's /slapnubzor's.

Anarchy! · Nov 28, 2005, 04:43 AM // 04:43

Personally, I probably type a lot faster than I speak normally, so I get ahead of myself relatively often. More often than not, when I make a typo in a post, it's not a spelling error, it's that I put an entirely different word in place of what I meant, or even that I wrote a sentence twice!

Who gives a shit how people type. It shouldn't bother you all that much. As our good friend Dan already pointed out: it's the content that matters, not their spelling.[/QUOTE] AGREED.